News 21 August 2019

Red Cross urgently needs blood donations before summer ends

With many regular donors delaying giving to take final summer vacations and prepare for school to start, the American Red Cross has an emergency need for blood and platelet donations to help end a summer blood shortage.
While thousands of donors have rolled up a sleeve this summer, blood and platelet donations aren’t keeping pace with patient needs. More donations are urgently needed to replenish the blood supply and be prepared for patient emergencies.
Make an appointment to donate blood now by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. Those who donated blood earlier this summer may be eligible to give again. Blood can be safely given every 56 days, and Power Red donations can be given every 112 days.
With the help of a generous $1 million donation from Amazon, the Red Cross is thanking those who help overcome the shortage by coming to give July 29 through Aug. 29 with a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. (Restrictions apply; see amazon.com/gc-legal. More information and details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Together.)
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Aug. 22-31
Dodge
 
Dodge Center
Aug. 22: 1 p.m.-7 p.m., American Legion, 401 Highway St. W.
 
Hayfield
Aug. 23: 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 104 1st St. SE
 
Kasson
Aug. 27: 12 p.m.-6 p.m., Our Saviors Evangelical Lutheran, 600 8th Ave. NW
 
Mantorville
Aug. 27: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Dodge County Public Health, Mantorville Court House, 22 6th St. E.
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Freeborn
 
Albert Lea
Aug. 22: 12 p.m.-6 p.m., Shoe Sensation, 2339 Leland Drive
Aug. 28: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office, 411 S. Broadway Ave.
Aug. 30: 2 p.m.-7 p.m., St. Theodore Catholic Church, 308 E. Fountain St.
 
 
Mower
 
Austin
Aug. 30: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Mower County Employees, 201 1st St. NE
 
Steele
 
Ellendale
Aug. 28: 1 p.m.-7 p.m., Ellendale Community Center, 505 2nd St.
 
Owatonna
Aug. 26: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 609 S. Lincoln Ave.